Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-28

TIE North ATLANTIC SQUADRON sailed from
Newport to-day for Boston.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Gibson and COckrell, Gen. Sheridan,
Assistant Secretary Of State Porter, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Miller, Col. D. P. Dyer OF st.
Louis Major Bourke, OF New orleans, and Repre-
sentative Hayes, OF Iowa.
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET were present
at the regular Cabinet meeting to-day except Sec
retary Whitney.
SIXTEEN OF HER Sons SERVED IN THE WAR-A
West Virginian named Brown was at the Pension
Bureau yesterday to furnish evidence in claim
pending before the Office. 1t was learned upon
inquiry that his mother had borne thirty-t
children In all. Twenty of this number were boys,
sixteen @ OF whom HON. had 1 served In the Union Army.
Each OF them draws pension from the Govern
ment for disabilities received while in the service
The death OF the two boys entities the mother to
pension also. Gen. Black says the files OF the
office fail to show another record where the six
teen sons OF one father and mother served as SOL
diers in the late war.
THE QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS CLERKS second
and third Glass; who were examined on the 18th
instant received notice OF their percentage yester-
day. All but three passed, the highest percentage
being 96. 13 and the lowest 1905.
CHIEF CLERK APPoINTED.-John H. Hood, OF the
claims division Of the Quartermaster Generals
Office, was to-day appointed chief clerk Of the Of
flee OF National Cemeteries in this city, vice John
j. Washburn. resigned. Salary g., 600 per annum.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. H. T. Monahan, ordered
to temporary duty on the Chicago. Passed Assist
ant Engineers Harre Webster, r. R. Lietch, and C.
P. Howell, to temporary duty on the Chicago
Leuts. A. b. Speyers, j. j. Hunker, and j. II. Nick
els, det tached from the New York navy-yard and
Albert bu5ns!ine Artnur Il paltons mn Stae n tor
y,ny.in Z Il INv-on fr1
box, W. w. Gilmer, c. NJ. Mccormick, j. f.. Schin-
del, T. b. Slade E. w. Eberly, D. S. Nes, Armisted
Rust B. NJ Lombard. X. L. Russell, J. T. McGuin-
Cnas. s. StanwOrth, W. w. JOyneS, G. w. Kline
Geo. X. SlOcum, VIM. G. Miller, v. q. Chase, TheO
C. FentOn, A. G. Di1enbach, and Jno. G. Tauresey
from the Naval Academy and ordered to proceed
home and await orders. Saml w. Armisted has
been appointed an assistant naval constructor
from June 80 next.
REsIGNED.-Assistant Engineer W. G. Sample
has resigned, to take effect June 81, 1887.
THE FOLLOWING PATENTS have been issued to
Washington applicants: William L. Lightboun,
for police nippers; Theodore Vollten. for a SASH
cord fastener; Edward C. Dean, for an ant-frct1on
roller; Philip .. jenkins, for an incandescent cleo
trio lamp; Tapley w. Young, for dynamite shell.
Gov. TAYLOR, of Tennessee, several days ago de-
livered an address to the young ladies of the
BrOokhaven, Miss, Female College, at the COM
he was presented by the young ladies with a very
fine vion as the governor Is noted as sk1llful
performer on that instrument.
THE COMMISSIONER OF the General Land ONCE
with the approval Of the Secretary OF the Interior
has issued to registers and receivers an amenda-
tory circular to govern proceedings to obtain title
TO public lands under the deSert-land laws.
PERsoNAL--Mr. S. NJ. Yeatman has gone to San
Francisco with his wife and family to represent
the Indian Office in the opening OF bids and
awarding OF contracts for supplies for the Indians
on the Pacific cOaSt.-GeO Mirtch OF st. Louis
and N i. COrbin OF Macon, Ca, are at Wtllard's
j. +. Ulrich and A. A. Newbery Of New York, and
Thomas Perry OF the Army, are at the Riggs
c. 6. Hildreth OF New York, L. G. White OF MaSsa-
chusetts, and 7. j. Davis OF Richmond are at the
ArlingtOn.--AmOng recent arrivals at the
Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, from Washing
ton are: +. D. Mckinney, Carroll McKenney
Vim. J. Marsh, JOS. Wilkinson, Robert W. McPher-
son, w. G. Shock, j. II. McKenny and wife, Chas
A. McKenny, L. p. Marias Jose NJ. Marias, jr., H.
Clarke, Wm s. Cowles, commander OF the DIS
patch, HinsOn Eldredge, Jas. A. Bats. Chief En-
g1neer SchOck, j. H. Oliver, {. NJ. Fahs, and Dr. A.
HudsOn.-Prof. +. NJ. GallaudeJ and wife left
yesterday for their charming summer residence ut
BranfOrd, Conn.,, about miles from New Haven
and overlooking Long Island SOund.-Among
those sailing from New York for Europe tO-mOr-
row are DR.. yelling, president OF the Columbian
University, and Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnson OF
this city.